Ten Games On Tap As City Teams Clash This Week
Roosevelt leads in the conference race as seven prep fives battle across the city schedule. Key matchups include Roosevelt vs Mount Vernon, Immaculate Conception vs St Wenceslaus on the Red Hawks court, and Franklin vs Iowa City in a pivotal Mississippi Valley clash.
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Iowa City
St. Wenceslaus
Mount Vernon
Monticello
McKinley
St. Xavier’s
Dyersville
St. Patrick's
Marion
St. Wenceslau’s
St. Mary’s
Wilson
St. Ambrose Academy
Immaculate Conception
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Ambrose
Grant Reaches Dixie Tennis Final In Tampa
Bryan M. Grant of Atlanta defeats Frankie Parker of Lawrenceville New Jersey in five sets to reach the Dixie tournament final in Tampa. Parker was ranked No. 2 amateur. Grant faces Donald Budge of Oakland in the final. Budge advanced by brushing Charles Harris in straight sets.
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Budge
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Four Games Are Booked For Coe Fresh Quintet
The Coe freshmen will play four games this winter. On January 30 they travel to Cornell, host a return matchup on February 15, visit Grinnell on February 20, and meet State Teachers at Cedar Falls on February 24.
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Tom Hayden
Cornell
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Grinnell
Cedar Rapids Quint
Cedar Falls
Nebraska Defeats Iowa State in Big Six Cage Clash
Nebraska's taller team used its edge to beat Iowa State 45 to 33 in Lincoln. Jack Flemming led with 16 points, Rob ert Blahnik added 12, and coach W H Browne deployed 13 players as Nebraska secured an unblemished home record.
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Iowa State College
Cyclones
Jack Flemming
Ace Ames
Robert Blahnik
W. H. Browne
Huskers
Howard Baker
Iowa State
Harry Roschlau
Columbia College Alumni Meet Monday at Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids Columbia College alumni gather at the Roosevelt hotel Monday evening for dinner at 6 30 and a general discussion. The meeting may endorse one of forty applicants for the Columbia coaching job vacated by John Neimec. Ed McPartland leads the local group.
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Peter Pan Defeats Blairstown in Narrow Win
Peter Pan defeated Blairstown 27 to 25 after two overtimes on Friday night. The team seeks future games and invites interested teams to contact Walter Hickman at 1500 Sixth Street NW or in care of Peterson Bakery.
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Blairstown
Walter Hickman
Sixth Street NW
Peterson Bakery
Cunningham Defeated In Handicap At Armory Meet
Glenn Cunningham loses the first handicap race of his career to unknown NYU freshman David Arback by inches. Lou Burns takes the second heat in 2 15.7, near Cunningham’s world record, while Gene Venzke wins the final heat in 2 17.2.
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Glenn Cunningham
New York University
Lou Burns
Manhattan
165Th Infantry Armory
Cunningham
David Arback
Burns
Madison Square Garden
Gene Venzke
Venzke
Steele faces Yarosz for title after $25,000 offer
Promoter Elwood Rigby offered middleweight champion Fred Steele $25,000 to defend his title in Pittsburgh next June against former champion Teddy Yarosz. The bid, sent to Steele’s manager Dave Miller in New York, follows talks with Yarosz’ manager Ray Foutts. Rigby expects a big gate, noting past shows here.
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Fred Steele
Teddy Yarosz
Dave Miller
Steele
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Yarosz
Vince Dundee
Babe Risko
Sally Krieger
Morningside Beats State Tutors 25-22 in North Central clash
Morningside College defeated Iowa State Teachers 25 to 22 for the Tigers second North Central Conference win. Morningside jumped early, led 10 to 9 at halftime, trailed 22 to 17 late in the third, then pulled ahead with free throws and two baskets by W. Anderson.
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Dubuque U Wins Over Simpson 32 to 28
Dubuque University defeated Simpson 32 to 28 in an Iowa conference basketball game. Captain Baal scored 11 points to lead the Spartans, while Sharples of Simpson missed nine free throws but still totaled 11 points.
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Mancuso Signs 1937 Contract With Giants
New York Giants receive Gus Mancuso 1937 contract. Mancuso caught 138 games last season, the most by any NL receiver, and the document arrived at the Giants' business office on Saturday.
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New York Giants
Iowa Gym Team Opens Season Against Illinois Monday
The Hawkeye acrobats start the heaviest schedule in school history with a Big Ten dual meet against Illinois in Iowa City. Captain George Nissen leads Cedar Rapids, with Eugene Wettstein of Union City, N J, a 1935 all around champion, and veterans McCloy Adams Keil among the lineup. The Illini bring three veterans as Iowa hosts seven dual meets and the Big Ten meet on March 13.
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Illinois
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Cedar Rapids
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Eugene Wettstein
Union City
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Miles Adams
Vinton
Philip Keil
Williamsburg
Illini
Engel leaves Lookouts to manage Washington farm system
Joe Engel resigns as president of the Chattanooga Lookouts to become general manager of the Washington Senators farm system. Calvin Griffith is named president of the Lookout club with Engel remaining as vice-president. Mrs. Davis Sandlin as secretary and Bill Broxton as general business manager.
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Bill Broxton
Roosevelt High Beats Grinnell 23 22 In Narrow Victory
Roosevelt High of Des Moines edged Grinnell 23 to 22 on Saturday night in a cage game after Grinnell failed to score in the first half. The hosts rallied in the final quarter with the ball in their possession as time expired. Squire of Grinnell stood out with a superb floor game. Roosevelt seconds defeated Grinnell seconds 29 to 22.
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College football scores and results across dozens of games
A long listing of college football scores includes Oklahoma A and M 45 Creighton 27 Arkansas 37 Southern Methodist Texas A M 37 Baylor 33 East Central Teachers Ada 36 Teachers Tahlequah Fort Hays State 37 Southwestern 36 Rice 28 Texas 20 Lawrence 28 Coe 20 Westminster 39 Slippery Rock 31 Princeton 26 Williams 23 Long Island 37 Rider 30 Auburn 44 Sewanee 29 Arkansas college Eldorado Junior College 22 Carson Newman 49 Tusculum 48 Maryville 41 Illinois Tech 39 Vanderbilt 27 State Teachers 34 Howard Kent State 40 Defiance 33 Hanover 41 Valparaiso 40 Wabash 35 Evansville 33 Northern Teachers 42 Millikin 26 Teachers 46 Edinboro Teachers NYU 42 Colgate 27 Tennessee 36 Alabama 31 Brooklyn College 28 Marquette 32 Michigan State 25 Virginia 38 South Carolina 19 Forest 63 William and Mary State 48 Glenville State 67 West Liberty Miami 30 Bon State 34 Gettysburg 31 Drexel 25
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Rice
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Slippery Rock
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Williams
Long Island University
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Auburn
Carson-Newman
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Igia Tech
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Northern
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Ig University of Virginia
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Dick Raines To Face Olaf Olson In Memorial Coliseum
Dick Raines Texas wrestler who drew with Al Mercier last week headlines next Thursday night in the Memorial Coliseum against Olaf Olson of Superior Wisconsin. Olson, who beat Tony Felice last week, stands 6 feet 4 inches and 240 pounds and is billed as a top draw in the Twin Cities. They meet in a best two out of three falls match. two other bouts are to be announced by Eddie Jennings.
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Texas
al Mercier
Memorial Coliseum
Olaf Olson
Superior
Wis
Tony Felice
Raines
Minneapolis
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Felice
Twin Cities
Eddie Jennings
John Rogers Leads Oakland Open After 36 Holes
John Rogers of Denver shot a 64 in the second round to reach 133 at Oakland Open, four strokes ahead at the halfway point of the $5,000 event. Sam Snead, John Perelli, John Revolta, and Henry Picard trailed by one stroke.
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Calif
John Rogers
Denver
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Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
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Tahoe
John Revolta
Evanston, Ill
Henry Picard
Hershey
Famous Trainer Suspended After Doping Scandal at Santa Anita
ARCADIA Cal Jan 1 E L Woody Fitzgerald renowned trainer for the Norman church stable of thoroughbreds at Santa Anita was suspended for the balance of the meeting after stewards found a saliva test on the horse proclivity showed an alkaloid had been administered. The suspension followed a signed stewards statement alleging the horse trained by Fitzgerald was doped and raced.
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Ebockers Basket Team Seeks More Contests in Cedar Rapids
The Ebockers basketball club led by coach Dale Hughes seeks additional games around Cedar Rapids. Managers interested should contact Jack McGillicuddy at 406 E Avenue NW or call 2-131.
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Dale Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Jack McGillicuddy
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Quakers Face Cascade and Culver Motors at Stuart Hall
The Quaker Oats basketball team will play Cascade on Stuart Hall floor Monday night at 8 15. On Wednesday at 8 o clock Culver Motors quint will be met on the same court.
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Cascade Independent
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Culver Motors
Carl Teufel Leads Hawk Track Scorers at Iowa Relay Carnival
Iowa City event saw Phi Mu sorority win the intersorority relay in 4 53.5 for 1.25 miles. Delta Chi captured the interfraternity 660 yard relay in 1 14. Phi Mu’s Dorothy Yeager crowned relay queen. Carl Teufel led Hawk scorers by winning the 60 yard low hurdles and placing behind Andy Dooley in the 60 yard dash.
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John Graves
Cherokee
Iowa
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van Phillips
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James Lyle
Des Moines
East Lawn
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Theta Xi
Delta Tau Delta
Dorothy Yeager
Fort Madison
Carl Teufel
Davenport
Andy Dooley
Centerville
John Collinge
Chicago
Robert Waples
Cedar Rapids
Ward Swift
Mount Vernon
Miller Strack
Grundy Center
Milford Barnes
Homer Harris
Omaha Athletic Club Wins A.A.U. Tank Meet
The Omaha Athletic Club edged Iowa State University freshmen by seven points to take the midwest A.A.U. senior men's swimming team championship. Omaha scored 37, followed by Iowa State 30, Nebraska 20, Lincoln Y M C A 12, Hastings Y M C A 1.
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Lisbon And Stanwood Split Two High School Games
Lisbon and Stanwood split a doubleheader on Lisbon's floor. The Lisbon girls fell 24 to 8, while the Lisbon boys overcame a halftime deficit to win 22 to 17. Roup led Lisbon with 11 points and MacKay top-scored for Stanwood with 8.
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Comiskey Predicts Sox Will Capture Pennant
Lou Comiskey the White Sox owner predicts the club will win the American League pennant next season and lead the race from start to finish despite potential holdouts and strong Yankees pitching. He cites past injuries and says the team will stay scrappy and loyal to the fans.
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City Handball Tournament Opens January 25
The Y M C A handball committee led by Bob Kutchera plans the third annual city handball championship. Entry lists show players for Classes A B and C with singles starting January 25 and doubles beginning February 1.
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Bob Kutchera
Otto Ambroz
Paul Nissen
Ed Hollander
Vincent Bartunek
Chuck Lebeda
Chuck Janu
H. J. Ross
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